I was all sorts of lucky.
I'm making this a quick post. Hurricane Sandy did so much damage and it was sad to watch my beloved east coast go through all of that. I flew home from Iowa on Nov 1st. I talked to a handful of people at the airports involved, most knew someone who had been hit hard by the hurricane. One man had a sister lose a house. His other sister had apparently not evacuated and made it through just fine, but said she'd never again ignore an evacuation warning again. It sounds like this was a wake up call. Now New York and New Jersey (along with New England) are getting hit by what The Weather Channel is calling Winter Storm Athena (though the National Weather Service is telling it's staff not to use the name). So all you people travelling to and/or from the east coast tomorrow and perhaps the day after BE CAREFUL (if you're driving) and check your flight status (if you're flying). That being said United did make it quite easy for me to change my flight and get home after getting 'stuck' in Richland, Iowa. The family I was with was very gracious in letting me stay and enjoy their company and their fantastic horses. After the initial glitch with talking to a United rep it was quite easy to change my flight. I expected the waiting on hold, which really wasn't that bad at around an hour considering the magnitude of Hurricane Sandy. My original flight plan was to leave Des Moine, fly to Chicago, then to Washington DC, then to Boston, and then take Amtrak home. When I finally figured out which day to go back with the rep I told him I just wanted to fly directly home to Portland, ME. There were no questions asked and all I had to do was show up at the airport. I had one stop in Chicago then went straight home to the two-oh-seven. I did utilize early check in online and the mobile boarding pass. All worked incredibly well and made my airport time smooth. I'm pretty used to international flights so this domestic travel seems way too easy at times. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Athena doesn't add too much extra damage to the places hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'll mention in here that Maine didn't get hit hard enough to mention so we're all set for a Nor'easter. This is Maine anyway, we're always all set for a Nor'easter. To everyone I met in my travels who wished me safe travels and safety for my family during the hurricane I sincerely thank you. I was touched at the amount of caring and concern from total strangers. On that note I'm going to go watch Athena start and enjoy the snow!
And also Bender's Game on Netflix.
-Jes
©Jessi Lynn Trafon 2012
Part 2. The Wait.
On hold with United Airlines. What a mess.
*Several angryness's later...*
This is where I've been hanging out in Iowa. My first casino and racetrack. Good times were had by all.
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